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| To raise $1 million every year for rescue helicopters around New Zealand. |
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| In 2010 donations reached an astonishing $1.45 million, the most of any Westpac Chopper Appeal to date. Every cent raised in each area gets returned to the local helicopter trust. |
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| After six years the annual appeal has raised nearly $5.5 million for Rescue Helicopters in New Zealand. |
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| Getting a critically ill or injured person to hospital is often a matter of life or death. The rescue helicopters operate a vital rescue service that’s on-call for all New Zealanders, almost anywhere in New Zealand. You never know when you or someone close to you may need it. |
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each helicopter is like a fully equipped intensive care unit in the sky |
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Westpac fundraises for all rescue helicopters throughout New Zealand via the annual Westpac Chopper Appeal |
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Westpac sponsors 10 rescue helicopters around the country |
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Rescue Helicopters carry out more than 5,000 rescue missions each year. |
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Westpac is the main sponsor of the Auckland, Waikato, Wellington and Canterbury rescue helicopter services |
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we are an associate sponsor of the West Coast, Tauranga, Taupo, Palmerston North, Rotorua and Nelson rescue helicopter trusts |
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we’ve been a proud sponsor of the Rescue Helicopter Service for nearly 30 years |
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we’ve provided staff and funding to promote and manage an annual nationwide fundraising campaign, the Westpac Chopper Appeal, since 2005 |
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| > find out more about the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service |
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| > donate at your nearest Westpac branch |
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| > login to Online Banking to make a donation |
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| > find out more about the Rescue Helicopter services in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington or Christchurch |
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| > brainstorm more ideas and let us know about them. |
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